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W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th

Posted by W.B. on Wed Jun 20 06:11:20 2018


June 20, 1965 - The Book of Route Extensions

Manhattan, New York
Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Authority

Route 11 - Ninth and Amsterdam Avenues' northern terminus is extended effective as of this date from its prior north end at La Salle Street and Broadway, to 132nd Street and Broadway.

(Source: "Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority: The First Ten Years." Motor Coach Age, May 1972.)


June 20, 1971 - The Book of Route Renumberings

The Bronx, New York
Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority

Route Bx-17 - Allerton Avenue is renumbered as Bx-15C, thus making it another branch/spinoff of the Bx-15 route. On September 12, 1971, it will be extended to Co-op City. (This route will revert to the earlier Bx-17 moniker on July 1, 1974 as part of the massive route renumberings in Manhattan and parts of Queens and the Bronx.)

(Source: "Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority: The First Ten Years." Motor Coach Age, May 1972.)

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Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th

Posted by Union Tpke on Mon Aug 6 13:21:15 2018, in response to W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th, posted by W.B. on Wed Jun 20 06:11:20 2018.

What bus routes were renumbered in Queens in 1974?

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Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th

Posted by Union Tpke on Mon Aug 6 13:21:21 2018, in response to W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th, posted by W.B. on Wed Jun 20 06:11:20 2018.

Which bus routes were renumbered in Queens in 1974?

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Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th

Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Aug 6 14:46:40 2018, in response to Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th, posted by Union Tpke on Mon Aug 6 13:21:21 2018.

15/QM15 to M32.
16/QM16 to Q89.
TB to M35.

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Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th

Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Aug 6 14:46:56 2018, in response to Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Aug 6 14:46:40 2018.

TB to M35 and Bx21.

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Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th

Posted by X-Astorian on Mon Aug 6 14:52:24 2018, in response to Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th, posted by Union Tpke on Mon Aug 6 13:21:21 2018.

It was limited to Manhattan and Bronx routes so those affected in Queens also ran in those boroughs.

15 = M32 Fifth Avenue-Jackson heights
16 = Q89 Elmhurst Crosstown
TB = M35 Manhattan-Astoria
TB = Bx21 Bronx-Astoria

Check The New York Times "2 Boroughs' Buses Get New Numbers" June 20, 1974, for othe routes.

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Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th

Posted by W.B. on Mon Aug 6 17:23:57 2018, in response to Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th, posted by X-Astorian on Mon Aug 6 14:52:24 2018.

In the immediate period before the renumbering, what became M32 had been QM15, and Q89 was QM16. Made sense for the former but not the latter, on the face of it.

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Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th

Posted by X-Astorian on Mon Aug 6 18:00:18 2018, in response to Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th, posted by W.B. on Mon Aug 6 17:23:57 2018.

In the immediate period before the renumbering, what became M32 had been QM15, and Q89 was QM16.

I know that you posted views of mylar rollsigns with those route designations (and it was good to see them) but they were rarely, if ever, on the buses. I know that I never saw one and I lived in Jackson Heights at the time.

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Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th

Posted by W.B. on Mon Aug 6 23:03:49 2018, in response to Re: W.B.'s Bus Almanac for June 20th, posted by X-Astorian on Mon Aug 6 18:00:18 2018.

Which is funny in a sense, since both QM15/M32 and QM16/Q89 were both out of 54th Street depot in Manhattan. Imagine . . .

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